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        				Mauritania Energy Situation
        			
        			
                    
                                        
        			
        			
        				        				
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|  Islamic Republic of Mauritania
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 Capital 
 
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 Nouakchott (18°09′N 15°58′W)
 
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 Official language(s) 
 
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 Arabic
 
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 Government 
 
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 Islamic republic
 
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 President 
 
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 Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz
 
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 Prime Minister 
 
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 Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf 
 
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 Total area 
 
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 1,030,700 km2
 
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 Population 
 
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 3,291,000 (2009 estimate)
 
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 GDP (nominal) 
 
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 $3.029 billion
 
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 GDP Per capita 
 
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 $975
 
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 Currency 
 
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 Ouguiya (MRO) 
 
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 Time zone 
 
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 CET (UTC+00) 
 
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 Calling code 
 
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 +222 
 
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